Its a spine connection that going to be on the Silver Screen new book reveals how the ci day in hollywood are connected and favors being traded between a teal more on that later and shout. I am its thursday to where i can in washington dc. Im irritated when youre watching our tea. The weekend today with the twenty fourteen world watch list ranking of the fifty countries in which the persecution of christians for religious reasons as most of the year. According to the report in non christians killed because of their faith than doubled in twenty thirteen the report is released every year by open doors and non denominational Christian Group that supports persecuted christians around the world. According to list the five worst countries to practice the religion are as follows north korea takes the number one spot for the twelve year in a row the report cites no numbers on the amount of people killed. However its as entrenched in their face quote the highest International Pressure that between fifty to seventy thousand inning and political prison camps. The next ring country is somalia where open source report said this year ten patients were targeted and killed by members of the militant group else bought the third most dangerous place for patients is syria a country plagued by an ongoing civil war. Open door says and in twenty thirteen there were one thousand two hundred and thirty martyr killings in a country thats more than half of long martyr killings the organization documented worldwide. Number four is iraq where patients are increasingly threatened and attacked by islamic terrorists groups. A local source says has told open door is at one session is held every two to three days there and in fifth place as afghanistan open source says the influx of islamic extremists on entitled pressure and me practicing christianity and safe. Some lawmakers have publicly said that converts to christianity should die. The findings of this report a little bit more earlier i was joined by david curry president and ceo of open doors usa. Since i create is number one on this list i first ask david whats going on than any system difficult to practice christianity. Well there are Different Reasons why countries show up on our world watch list of countries with very difficult. That freedom of faith to be a christian or korea suffers under what is a very strange combination which is a former college and communists will crash and mix with a theocracy where the leaders for now three generations believe that their god to any ideology or theology which would question our challenge that theyre putting down with force and can you hear a lot about that. That forster that impression off on christians were directed to christians because of the secrecy. Because that day control is so total. My keys and generally it is so hard to obtain information on the people of that north korea. What were their sources and how are you an email able to figure out sort of the beliefs of the population that so heavily guarded by its government open to account for sixty years has supported persecutions where they may be that so we get our data on the local level we work with folks who are believers in these countries. We get our responses from them on right on the ground level so thats how we we get this data together and we measured on a number of factors. Violence is one of them but also pressure and squeezy. Both of them in more and more subtle ways perhaps i was not what were forcing happened in serie of course we know that the country is now in Braille Venice of a warrant has been for over two years. I know that the numbers that that were seeing because we know that its its an extraordinarily high. Im just a reflection of certain how many people are dying as a whole minutes. And actually departed a good time at persecution of christians thats right it would mean there is a little larger in humanitarian crisis going on what we are using is what we use numbers of martyrdom for faith are only numbers that we can identify. There are just the tip of the iceberg of up from Media Outlets and other sources. The folks whove been martyred within syria. What happened in serious doubt as to who were clearly theres a lot of damage society at large. But there are also efforts from the islamic extremist groups to target christian areas where historically christians have a saddle and Christian Churches soft targets in order to raise response from some of the Larger Population and i was with my next question which is that im you know were seen at this conflict. Really take over the region in both syria and iraq which are both obviously on the list and the conflict can really see it happen more so between muslim factions the sunnis and shiites on increased incentive by and large sort of calm and be out of the conflict or at least i can cite the conflict. So how how is it that you think that christians are ultimately the ones being heard it here both the cases of babies scapegoat it the islamic extremist. Hell be theologically or clinic for political motivations that that christians are on a threat to their society the lady eve. Sharia law being played out so theres a number of factors in every country is different in iraq um you know. The government here seems to be unable or unwilling to support saw this what we would call soft targets of Christian Churches he had a bomb aimed just at christmas of two churches where people were going to worship at the Christmas Holiday so it varies from from country to country and community area. Absolutely i mean also. Youll also see iraq and afghanistan oconnell s and these are two countries the United States has most recently gone to war with. I know you i can only be doing a survey for twelve years but how would you describe the trend regarding the persecution of christians did you see that increase that increases the first year you didnt already love me. Weve seen a doubling of the day of the martyrs that we can identify just from last year some of those numbers allow a large portion of the largest portion isnt this union contract. But theres also other countries like nine teary and somalia and some of the swear theres the targeting of cushions. So we feel like its getting worse. Nine of the top ten on our world watch the stars islamic extremist factions and or government. Thirty six of the top fifty so thats the main driver this year its not always been that way but its certainly a trend that were concerned about chart and a non scientists from people being im targeted and murdered. What obstacles are christians facing and practicing their religion and just generally well that there is a day the issue here though in many of the countries where where they are operating as a minority and theres a lot of soulful pressure from families to conform in many countries on the world watched as it is illegal to convert to christianity if you so choose. When one is a free marketplace of ideas for people of the opportunity to study and choose what they think for themselves. Eric and when you take a look at the numbers more generally any of these emails between two thousand and two thousand thirteen there is a huge jump but happy seen the numbers go down at all in those years were having just been consistently getting higher and higher and higher. What were doing is drinking the countries that they are today. And so weve seen fluctuations in exchange when we first started we are dealing with a communist oppression. Now were dealing with islamic extremists and so its different in any numbers to changes as time has changed. It was all very interesting and we will certainly follow. I hear statistics going for a thank you so much david curry president and ceo of open doors usa thinking. Any European Parliament voted today don frye is the use of pre recorded testimony from former Government Contractor adverts known and well which was held by the parliaments committee on Civil Liberties justice and home affairs york is a way for snow didnt come from buying the eu with key information. Thats liberal ndp sophie in canal was the vice chair of the Civil LibertiesCommittee Said snowden sir marks would be called an opportunity to give citizens across europe the answers they deserve over mass surveillance. She also won on to say that she would like to ask snowed in mind he felt the legal happy news reporting abuse. When i dont think again and whether he feels that whistle blowing procedures have now been improved. Our chief peter oliver is in berlin with more the eu polands approve plans for an inquiry into just how far the nsa spying program went into looking into the private communications of citizens across the European Union now with these leaks came out because of the revelations before applying it would snow in the folder and a state contractor and on and its taking me sending shockwaves across europe not least here in germany where it was revealed that at the shed the cellphone of time slot until a medical man and unsealed by the United States government now. Funny ad number of thirty six in favor two against and one abstention. They decided that yes they would have to be an inquiry and there is also the chimes that they do it snowed and they testify to that inquiry by video phone he remains in russia and waihi source asylum and remains there until until oldest of these yet but yes but said he looks like something that were going to have to be at keeping in ohio over the coming months is twenty fourteen continues to seek more news come out and and mole and upsets here in europe about just how much the night states may it be listening in to our communications. Now those are teased hair on her back in washington d c president obama has been meeting with leaders from the U S Intelligence community and members of an Oversight Panel focusing on privacy and Civil Liberties. Today he met with key lawmakers as privacy groups met separately with Administration Officials the meetings come down said the department of defense released a classified report regarding the hundreds been caused by this dominates the doj report made a number of conclusions. Anyway matt stone and disclosures is significantly impacted the capabilities of the us to carry out its intelligence operations. And the Us Government will be investigating a twenty thirteen balance right which the Yemeni Wedding Party killing twelve civilians only injuring fourteen the defense departments joint special Operations Command orange a sock is responsible for carrying out the strike which took place on december twelve of last year. In the aftermath of the attack the government said they had the intelligence leading men to believe their workload danger as al qaeda militants in the wedding convoy however the follow up investigation conducted by uk Human Rights Organization reprieve found that almost killed and injured in the straight when guests attending a wedding with no known militant connections this will all be explored in a forthcoming internal investigation and will mark the first time the Us Government will inspect and run attack since president obama pledged to tighten the rules on drone strikes in his may twenty thirteen speech. In response to an announcement of the investigation retrieve investigator barack should bond said in a press release these continuing drone strikes dont bolster anyone security. They only serve to alienate the yemeni people and undermining the rule of law. We can only hope that the us administrations internal investigation is robust and the resulting need a policy change and preparation for all those affected will continue to follow this investigation and then change the rap group known as the Insane Clown Posse has filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department and the fbi. If that sounds a bit strange he gets even stranger because this is all in response to how the fbi as the rising miraculous powers. In this case their followers known as debt loads and then designated team members fbi analysts concluded that the followers were up a loosely organized hyper again this is all based on mon force men in media reports of crimes committed by people wearing jungle of texans and clothing. A complaint filed just yesterday and the clown posse and four fans have said that called on the lows are a family of peoples lives and help one another. Enjoy one anothers company and bond over the music and a philosophy of life organized crime is by no means part of the jungle of culture. Heres the wind. One of the insane com posse band members violent j had to say about the case. Discrimination based on the bottom is a person is to let up we use an american who zoloft. Candice is the bestest of the less than two glasses of us has lost custody of their students. The important jobs is that housing that is guaranteed illegal searches of times. As you can get a nice suitable for walking the street where i teach the breakdown as a son what it means Going Forward i was going to earlier by one of the lawyers representing the plaintiffs on this case or a son who is a partner and Miller Canfield and cooperated with the michigan aclu wanna say first aston whiny fbi designated juggle os again. Bowyer the fbi probe the other two can put them into your day to pick up shop across the country in terms of trying to identify the real game can deal with real gang problems. A lot of things because again you would think oh but the bloods crips. I think like that there are two Common Knowledge and household names so what do you have done and what it up with which to approach it. It did all the good and so far there have been prevented the bottom line is both good and so dallas. Can their love for specter d that things were going past the line and then for cross the line go their way out of the flavor that is dealing with music dance so interesting. Oh well at Brandon Bradley is appointed in this case and i wanted to listen to what he said yesterday at a press conference. My friend the new situation where the listener. He said. Please his ministry and asked me to share my past even when being a gentleman. He has ensured again you all. And gifts Police Interrogation i know that brandon was describing to spare one or some other consequences of this game designation for the last well you know and psychopathic records put out the word and that the portrait challenge as they were saying they dont respond from all over the country. In response to a political problem for people think in terms of their parental rights in terms of their jobs in terms of the debate. Be careful on the street like brandon violet day. Yesterday i mentioned a number of those people to have to and from work and come to their employment door. In terms of what theyre up to fruition just to let everything come from parental custody im walking down the street during the press conference members and the Insane Clown Posse send that one the hall to listen to their music the fbi with criminalizing the expression of their fandom. When i knew my back well feel really really identify whether to political struggle in his binder the defender of life can teach me to buy their belief in truth the door to a philosophy of going to happen to express their music. So when you come down to it uncomfortable to look into the foyer of an actual game for the lead the fbi and doj road. You would identify somebody had to listen to though is that they are of benefit and income parking well in traffic and then you know is this a little walk down the street where there would have to total memorabilia anything but apart from simply couldnt use them to become a target of some kind of getting a barrel was ravenous little baby can just say youre not that im juggling or not a fan of this corrupt finance a new kersley and nine could be on the camino why should this monsoon matter to you on americans by sending be concerned about this. Bo. Get the Software Like to tell you that were a very mainstream corporate welfare. 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